ScreeningCape Fear (1962)

Dir. J. Lee Thompson. 1962, 105 mins. 35mm. With Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Polly Bergen. In one of his most chilling performances, as the menacing Max Cady, Robert Mitchum plays an ex-con seeking vengeance on the family of the lawyer who convicted him. He torments them without breaking any laws, with the goal of driving the lawyer to commit a crime. The film features an atmospheric score by Bernard Herrmann.

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